Multi DNS suffixes with dhcp

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Todd Sowter

I need to dynamically assign multiple dns suffix's (dhcp option 015) via
dhcp. Unfortunately hard coding teh clients via login script ect is not an
option.

Our company has just acquired another which is using a different dns suffix
(as you would expect). This poses a problem when users from our other sites
visit this site, obtain a dhcp address but cannot resolve unqualified names
which are used in various applications.

Is there a way out of this without reg updates or scripting? If there is no
MS solution, does anyone know of other vendors that support this within
dhcp?

Todd
 
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Todd Sowter said:
I need to dynamically assign multiple dns suffix's (dhcp option 015)
via dhcp. Unfortunately hard coding teh clients via login script ect
is not an option.

Our company has just acquired another which is using a different dns
suffix (as you would expect). This poses a problem when users from
our other sites visit this site, obtain a dhcp address but cannot
resolve unqualified names which are used in various applications.

Is there a way out of this without reg updates or scripting? If there
is no MS solution, does anyone know of other vendors that support
this within dhcp?

Todd
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I think you might be looking in the wrong direction, option 015 is the DNS
domain suffix for the domain the machines belong to and affects mainly the
zone that those machines register their addresses in.

Are you actually whanting to change the DNS search list?

DHCP does not have the option for doing that
275553 - How to Configure a Domain Suffix Search List on the Domain Name
System Clients
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;275553&FR=1
 
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Todd Sowter said:
I need to dynamically assign multiple dns suffix's (dhcp option 015)
via dhcp. Unfortunately hard coding teh clients via login script ect
is not an option.

Our company has just acquired another which is using a different dns
suffix (as you would expect). This poses a problem when users from
our other sites visit this site, obtain a dhcp address but cannot
resolve unqualified names which are used in various applications.

Is there a way out of this without reg updates or scripting? If there
is no MS solution, does anyone know of other vendors that support
this within dhcp?

Todd
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See if this helps out:
JSI Tip 5470. Freeware utility adds or removes DNS suffixes from remote
computers:
http://www.jsiinc.com/subk/tip5400/rh5470.htm

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Regards,
Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
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